Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-10
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Cassius M. Clay has called the at
tention of President Cleveland to published
report that a cargo Of Australian rabbits is on
the way to our shores, and he gives warning
of the ravages to be expected The. matter
will be submitted to the Committee on Ways
aud Means
President Cleveland has signed the
interstate commerce. bill The signing of the
bill by the President was in full accord with
the opinion Of Attorney General Garland, and
it is very well understood to DO in accord with
the views of the Cabinet A Washington tele-
gram gays:
The Attorney General was asked by an inter-
viewer to give his views I'm regard to tho bill
and explain wherein il differed from the Senate
bill Of two years ago. which no opposed on the
ground that it was unconstitutional He de-
clined to do so, saying that he regarded the
opinion he had given to the President on the
subject strictly confidential. 1t is learned,
however from trustworthy sources that the At
torney General, as we'll the President, con-
siders the bill which has just become a
law free from all the material features
which were Objectionable in the Senate bill
of two years ago. According to this informa-
ton the Attorney Generals objection to the
old bill was to the vast powers Of a legislative
and judicial character that were given 20 the
commission. The Attorney General Is said to
hold that the present bill does not confer Judi
cial powers ON the commission, but puts them
in the courts ON the report from the commission,
and that it does not confer Legislative power
except in the fourth section (the long and short
haul clausej, and that this is warranted by num-
berless precedents in the legislative history Of
the Government.
The President has also approved the
electoral count bill, the act authorizing the
construction Of new bridge at St Louis, and
fourteen private pension bills.
Harry McMunn, charged with the
robbery of q fur store in Cleveland, was ar
rested in Pittsburgh and handed over to Cap
tain Hoehn and Detective Hulligan, Of the
former city, on requisition from the Gov
ernor Of Ohio. The officers handcuffed their
prisoner and took him on the train for Cleve-
land. At Alliance five men entered the smok-
ing-car, and at Ravenna they commenced a
murderous assault on the officers, in which
the latter were very seriously injured The
thief and his friends leaped from the train,
and have not yet been captured
Applications have been made for
over S4,CO0,000 of stock in the proposed
Western National Bank of New York, but the
capital is limited to 100000. Mr.. Jordan,
Treasurer of the United States, states that
Secretary Manning is to be President Of the
INSTITUTIONS, una -rvsISuatr0u siIe
hands of President Cleveland Mr.. Jordan is
to be Vice President of the bank.
The bill to credit and pay to the several
States and Territories, and the District Of
Columbia, all moneys collected under the
direct tax levied by tho act of Aug. $, 1861,
Al, Akl,s r-seI,
but one dissenting vote Mr. Van Wyck's). The
Senate also passed, by vote of 80 to IA, the bill
to prohibit members of Congress from serving
as attorneys for railroads. The vote on the bill
stands recorded as follows; Yeas-Aldrich, ALI
| son. Beck Berry, Blackburn, Blair, Butler
| Cheney, Coo Lrell. Coke, Conger, Cullom
Dawes, Dolph, Eustis, Fair. Frye, George, Cor
Jones (Nevada, Henderson, Mitchell pal
| Morrill,, Palmer, Riddleberger, Sherman, Spoon
| en- Van Wyck, Vest, Voorhees,, Walthall, Whit
| horne Williams Wilson Iowa, Wilson CMd)-39
Nays-Call, Cameron, Farwell, Gray, Hampton,
| Mcmillan, Mahone Mitchell Oregon, Payne
| Pugh, Ransom, Sawyer Stanford, Teller II
The following is the text OF the bill That Il
shall be unlawful for any member of either
house of Congress to accept employment as ut
torney at law or payment for service OF any
kind in opposition to the United States In any
| case to which the United States may be party
| or in which its interests may be concerned OF
from any railroad company, II such membe
shall have reasonable cause to believe thai
measures specially affecting the interests o
such company are pending before Congress, o.
are about to be 80 pending during his term of Of
fee Any person who violates the provisions Of
this act shall be guilty OF a misdemeanor, anC
may be punished by imprisonment not exceeding
one year or by fine not exceeding $500, or by both
in the discretion of the court" The Presi
| dent sent TO tho Senate the following nomi
nations: Richard A. Jones of Oregon, to b.
| Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court of Wash
ington. Territory; Frank Allyn, to be Associate
Justice OF the Supreme Court Of Washington
Territory; James H. Wright Of Missouri. to b.
| Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court OF Arizona
Ernest A. Man of Florida, to be Consul ut Go
thenburg The House of Representative
passed thirty pension bills.